Arts Council England support DanceWest

Friday 15 May 2020

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded emergency Covid-19 funding from Arts Council England. This critical support will ensure that the vulnerable participants who rely on our work for physical and social activity can dance at home and we can support our team of exceptional community dance artists with work. DanceWest online, will offer live streamed classes, resources, events and challenges. The programme will be announced from the 01 June 2020 via the DanceWest website.

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Covid-19 Community Dance Programmes

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Following the latest advice from the government and in partnership with the venues, funders and supporters, DanceWest has decided to pause the community dance programme. When it is safe to do so the community programmes will resume in care homes, community centres, sheltered housing and libraries. If anyone has a question regarding their programme please email: projects@dancewest.co.uk.

Covid-19 DanceWest classes at Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister at 5pm on Monday 16 March the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre have taken the decision to cancel all activities and close the theatre to the public until Friday 17 April. With only two weeks left of the spring term, we want to ensure all of the young people we reach are safe and looked after. At present all classes will resume after the Easter Holidays. We will review and monitor this based on guidance we receive and we will of course keep you updated. As of the end of today (17th March) our office at the Lyric will be closed. DanceWest will be working remotely with full email accessibility. We would like to thank all of you for your support, we will be fighting with all that we have to ensure that our classes and community programmes are back to normal as soon as possible.

Covid-19

Friday 13 March 2020

In light of recent events we have decided to postpone our large scale events and produce these later this autumn. However at present all of our classes and community dance programmes will continue as normal. If you have any questions regarding our health and safety policy please contact: admin@dancewest.co.uk or 07494513079. Further information about Covid-19 can be found here

Ben Fury at DanceWest

Monday 2 March 2020

DanceWest has been offered the exciting opportunity to work with dancer and choreographer Mohamed Benaji (Ben Fury) as part of his first London residency week, hosted by Shubbak Festival. As part of a week of immersion and exchange with valued community partners and groups, Ben will be collaborating with Dance West on a number of workshop deliveries across their current Bolder Not Older, Youth Company, and Move it Mondays programmes. Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. 

Watch his latest piece: Crossover

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Disco at Riverside Studios!

Monday 20th January 2020

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Join us on Sunday 1st March 2020!

In partnership with DanceWest, encouraging people of all ages to get down on the dance floor, throw some shapes at an intergenerational disco. There’ll be Dad dancing, baby bopping and granny grooving. Dust off your dancing shoes and join us under the glitter ball for a family friendly daytime disco.

FREE but booking essential! Book here


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